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...Boston-based space analyst Charles Lurio said in an email.The mood was somber 260 miles up, according to spacestationastronaut Butch Wilmore. He and his five crewmates were watching a live video feed of the launch and saw the whole thing...

...station Friday to relieve the three men who have been living aboard the orbiting outpost for the past six months. Spacestationastronaut Daniel Bursch was so excited to see his ride home that he rang the ship's bell and announced the shuttle's...

...they are stars in space, with their training, and with their beautiful machine, they will do good," former spacestationastronaut Michael Fincke said. Whitson, of Beaconsfield, Iowa, is making her second trip to the station. A day before...

...of this final two-week shuttle mission that are being savored one by one. "Atlantis arriving," called out spacestationastronaut Ronald Garan Jr. "Welcome to the International Space Station for the last time." "And it's great to be...

...do anything from down here," Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, a former space station resident, radioed from the European Space Agency's control center in Germany. "Ciao, buddy," spacestationastronaut Michael Fossum replied.

...energy wing that will be moved to a different location on the space station. Williams' former crew mate at the spacestation, astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, holds the U.S. record for longest continuous stay in space with 215 days. The longest...

...and Mission Control had to relay all the messages until a better link was established. Rominger joked with spacestationastronaut Jim Voss about the problem. ''We've got to keep our sense of humor,'' Voss agreed, chuckling. The two...

...that escaped during the spacewalks might be hidden. "It was a great mission. Thanks for all the good work," spacestationastronaut Jeff Williams radioed Atlantis after the flyaround. "Enjoyed the time together ... Look forward to seeing...